Talk on Artists Avoiding Censorship Throughout History presented by Cliff Tisdell at New Canaan Library

Artist and lecturer Cliff Tisdell returns to New Canaan Library to present a fascinating look at artists who have managed to express their political or personal viewpoints while avoiding censure. Tisdell will speak at the Library on Thursday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Adrian Lamb Room. Please register online at newcanaanlibrary.org.
Throughout history and up to the present day, artists have cleverly found ways to express themselves, or promote their political ideas, while avoiding censure and in some cases, harm. In his lecture, Artists Avoiding Censorship: Veronese to Street Art, Cliff Tisdell will address this subject, going as far back as the Renaissance, when famed artist Paolo Veronese avoided censorship from the all powerful church. He will explore not just artists, but also why writers like Rod Serling worked in science fiction/fantasy, how slaves in America developed coded images and how Bansky and young artists today are using the internet to produce new forms of protest art.